Instructional Video4:43
Curated Video

Understanding Idioms: Feeling Like a Fish Out of Water

K - 5th
In this video lesson, the teacher explains the meaning of the idiom "to feel like a fish out of water" using context clues. The teacher emphasizes the importance of understanding idioms as phrases that don't mean exactly what the words...
Instructional Video4:08
Curated Video

Understanding Idioms: Giving Someone a Piece of Your Mind

K - 5th
This video lesson explains the meaning of the idiomatic expression "to give someone a piece of your mind." It emphasizes the importance of understanding idioms in context rather than interpreting them literally. The video provides...
Instructional Video4:17
Curated Video

Understanding Idioms: Decoding the Meaning of 'Water Under the Bridge

K - 5th
In this video, the teacher explains the concept of idioms and how to understand their meanings through context clues. Using the example of "water under the bridge," the teacher encourages students to think beyond the literal...
Instructional Video4:33
Curated Video

Understanding Idioms: Knowing Like the Back of Your Hand

K - 5th
In this video lesson, students will learn the meaning of the idiom "to know like the back of one's hand" by using context clues. The teacher explains that idioms cannot be understood by looking at the meaning of individual words, but...
Instructional Video4:54
Curated Video

Understanding Idioms: Swallowing Hook, Line, and Sinker

K - 5th
In this video, the teacher explains the meaning of the idiom "to swallow hook, line, and sinker" by using context clues. The teacher emphasizes that idioms cannot be understood by looking at the individual words, but rather require...
Instructional Video4:54
Curated Video

Understanding Idioms: A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing

K - 5th
In this video lesson, students will learn the meaning of the idiom "a wolf in sheep's clothing" by using context clues. The teacher explains how idioms cannot be understood by looking at the meaning of individual words and provides...
Instructional Video4:10
Curated Video

Understanding Idioms: Thorn in My Side

K - 5th
In this video, the teacher explains the meaning of the idiom "a thorn in my side" using context clues. The lesson emphasizes that idioms cannot be understood by looking at the literal meaning of each word, and instead, learners need to...
Instructional Video4:47
Curated Video

Understanding Idioms: Being in Over Your Head

K - 5th
In this video, the teacher explains the meaning of the idiom "to be in over one's head" using context clues. The teacher emphasizes that idioms cannot be understood by looking at the individual words and encourages students to use...
Instructional Video4:48
Curated Video

Understanding Idioms: Getting Your Foot in the Door

K - 5th
In this video, the teacher explains the meaning of the idiom "to get one's foot in the door" using context clues. The teacher emphasizes that idioms cannot be understood by looking at the meaning of individual words, but rather by...
Instructional Video3:54
Curated Video

Understanding Idioms: Taking Someone Under Your Wing

K - 5th
In this video, the teacher explains the meaning of the idiom "to take someone under one's wing" using context clues. The teacher emphasizes that idioms cannot be understood by looking at the literal meaning of each word, but rather by...
Instructional Video4:21
Curated Video

Understanding Idioms: Don't Cry Over Spilled Milk

K - 5th
In this video, the teacher explains the meaning of the idiom "don't cry over spilled milk" using context clues. She emphasizes that idioms cannot be understood by looking at the meaning of individual words, but rather require an...
Instructional Video4:27
Curated Video

Understanding Idioms: Skeletons in the Closet

K - 5th
In this video lesson, students will learn the meaning of the idiom "skeletons in one's closet" by using context clues. The teacher explains that idioms cannot be understood by looking at the meaning of each individual word, and...
Instructional Video4:48
Curated Video

Understanding Idioms: Getting Your Foot in the Door

K - 5th
In this video lesson, the teacher explains the concept of idioms and how to understand their meanings using context clues. The focus idiom is "to get one's foot in the door," and the teacher guides students through the process of...
Instructional Video4:46
Curated Video

Understanding Idioms: Don't Burn Your Bridges

K - 5th
In this video, the teacher explains the meaning of the idiom "to burn bridges" using context clues. The lesson emphasizes that idioms cannot be understood by looking at the literal meaning of each word, and instead, learners should rely...
Instructional Video4:58
Curated Video

Understanding Idioms: The Pot Calling the Kettle Black

K - 5th
In this video, the teacher explains the meaning of the idiom "the pot calling the kettle black" using context clues. The teacher emphasizes that idioms cannot be understood by looking at the individual words and that context clues...
Instructional Video4:43
Curated Video

Understanding Idioms: The Straw That Broke the Camel's Back

K - 5th
In this video, the teacher explains the meaning of the idiom "the straw that broke the camel's back." She emphasizes that idioms cannot be understood by their literal meanings and instead require context clues. Through examples and...
Instructional Video4:51
Curated Video

Understanding Idioms: Putting Things on the Back Burner

K - 5th
In this video transcript, the teacher explains the meaning of the idiom "to put on the back burner" using context clues. The teacher emphasizes that idioms cannot be understood by looking at the individual words and encourages students...
Instructional Video4:44
Curated Video

Understanding Idioms: Hitting the Nail on the Head

K - 5th
In this video, the teacher explains the meaning of the idiom "to hit the nail on the head" by using context clues.
Instructional Video5:52
Rachel's English

Idioms we Heard this Week 2 Part 2

6th - Higher Ed
Do you want to learn English the right way? The most important factor is to get as much English conversation practice as you possibly can. But sometimes it’s not possible to have a conversation partner in real time. Don’t let that slow...
Instructional Video6:40
Rachel's English

Idioms we Heard this Week 2 Part 1

6th - Higher Ed
Do you want to learn English the right way? The most important factor is to get as much English conversation practice as you possibly can. But sometimes it’s not possible to have a conversation partner in real time. Don’t let that slow...
Instructional Video1:57
Curated Video

Understanding Idioms: Get on the Bandwagon

K - 5th
In this video, the teacher explains the meaning of the idiom "get on the bandwagon" through the use of a cartoon. The idiom means to like or agree with something because everyone else is doing it. The teacher clarifies the common mistake...
Instructional Video1:59
Curated Video

Understanding Idioms: Go Against the Grain

K - 5th
In this lesson, students will learn the meaning of the idiom "go against the grain" by analyzing a comic strip. They will understand that idioms cannot be taken literally and will explore the common mistake of misinterpreting idioms.
Instructional Video1:45
Curated Video

Understanding Idioms: Bend Over Backwards

K - 5th
In this lesson, students will learn the meaning of the idiom "bend over backwards" through a comic strip. They will understand that idioms cannot be taken literally and will be able to interpret the true meaning of the phrase.
Instructional Video1:48
Curated Video

Understanding Idioms: Spill the Beans

K - 5th
In this video, the teacher explains the meaning of the idiom "spill the beans" through a comic strip. The idiom means to give away a surprise or a secret. The video also highlights the common misconception of taking idioms literally and...